Uniquely revealing interviews with one of the world's greatest living composers.

György Kurtag's The Sayings of Peter Bornemisza (1963-68) is probably the most significant piece of music to have been composed in Hungary since the death of B

This book examines the impact place and displacement can have on the composition and interpretation of Western art music, using as its primary objects of study

This book examines the impact place and displacement can have on the composition and interpretation of Western art music, using as its primary objects of study

Great music arouses wonder: how did the composer create such an original work of art? What was the artist's inspiration, and how did that idea become a reality?